DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/29 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 61.8 - - 62.2 - - 53.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 36 - - 11 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 988 - - 1751 - - 2190 - - 48 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 921 - - 920 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1877 - - 2640 - - 3079 - - 937 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1134 - - 1103 - - 978 - - 177 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 70 - - 173 - - 142 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 14 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 277 - - 328 - - 317 - - 308 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - -5 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 359 - - 428 - - -1605 - - -1647 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1518 - - 2212 - - 4684 - - 2584 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -152 - - -1177 - - -8317 - - -9233 ODpotential blCL - - - 2029 - - 3817 - - 11396 - - 10170 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 61 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 310 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.4 - - 61.8 - - 62.2 - - 53.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.9 - - 55.4 - - 45.2 - - 45.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.7 - - 61.7 - - 62.2 - - 55.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 58.7 - - 54.6 - - 44.0 - - 44.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 36 - - 11 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 988 - - 1751 - - 2190 - - 48 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 9 - - 6 - - 6 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96506 54 252 66 248 65 260 67 264 96506 89415 37 255 47 250 49 255 46 264 89415 83960 27 249 31 256 40 245 38 265 83960 79413 21 243 23 262 32 242 31 263 79413 75477 21 255 22 257 24 241 27 256 75477 71979 24 265 21 248 22 246 24 258 71979 68795 26 274 25 258 23 261 27 275 68795 65862 33 267 26 260 27 263 26 264 65862 63135 32 252 29 255 28 257 26 257 63135 60479 26 242 31 263 32 259 30 270 60479 57687 29 255 39 256 44 265 43 263 57687 54783 39 258 45 261 52 263 49 260 54783 52016 56 267 61 261 62 262 57 270 52016 49529 67 264 68 258 68 259 71 268 49529 47306 69 263 72 256 70 261 78 262 47306 45308 69 263 72 257 74 261 79 265 45308 43502 70 264 73 260 72 264 76 269 43502 41853 71 263 75 262 69 271 75 278 41853 40327 68 259 75 263 75 276 80 283 40327 38899 64 255 73 261 83 275 85 281 38899 37551 62 252 72 258 85 272 86 280 37551 36244 61 251 72 258 82 269 84 279 36244 34909 61 251 70 262 78 268 80 277 34909 33519 59 250 67 264 73 270 75 276 33519 32077 56 249 64 262 69 274 74 284 32077 30566 51 253 60 262 66 275 75 287 30566 28976 49 258 57 264 61 272 74 288 28976 27309 48 256 55 266 57 268 70 286 27309 25564 47 256 51 261 52 266 65 281 25564 23743 43 260 46 259 49 265 60 279 23743 21849 41 260 43 265 48 266 54 277 21849 19876 41 262 44 272 48 273 50 275 19876 17815 41 260 43 274 46 279 46 280 17815 15712 40 253 41 268 40 279 44 287 15712 13688 35 251 44 257 38 283 45 286 13688 11848 33 259 42 255 37 283 47 285 11848 10209 33 263 38 254 31 281 43 286 10209 8755 30 262 33 254 24 287 31 290 8755 7469 27 258 26 264 21 293 23 300 7469 6332 28 253 23 270 21 294 21 310 6332 5327 27 253 19 275 23 302 20 323 5327 4445 19 273 17 281 21 315 18 332 4445 3668 17 295 13 299 16*319 14 331 3668 2976 14 309 14*325 14*318 13 329 2976 2365 13*306 15*328 14 317 14 330 2365 1854 11*291 15 328 14 317 15 330 1854 1463 10 276 15 328 13 316 14 328 1463 1193 9 272 14 328 12 315 13 323 1193 1030 8 269 13 328 11 315 10*319 1030 937 6 267 10 327 8 314 5*308 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography